We’ll get back to the road trip soon, but wanted to throw this one out there. Steve Kerr last night in Miami finally played the “pickup game” card that I’ve used heavily on every livestream, when it comes to the problem with the referees that has heretofore plagued the 2023-24 season. Here’s the (near) full quote from pregame at Kaseya Center:The last couple of years, it's been … [Read more...] about Kerr on some referee calls: “it’d be embarrassing to call that in a pickup game”
The real minutes issue: Gary Payton II to close games?
While everyone on social media was busy throwing Steve Kerr under the bus for playing Stephen Curry “only” thirty minutes, and aside from having family in town, I dove into the play-by-play and game film analysis to try and pinpoint where the game at Minnesota really went awry.It was a lot like Nate Jones’ reaction to the P.Diddy FBI raid news today: … [Read more...] about The real minutes issue: Gary Payton II to close games?
Is “focused effort”, per Steph Curry, enough for the Warriors?
On our livestream for the Indiana game, we came to the conclusion that against younger, longer, athletic teams just to win one game, the Warriors are just, well, too old, too small, and not as athletic.During the diminishing of the 12-point lead in the second quarter, Chris Paul got outsized by Aaron Nesmith for an offensive rebound and Myles Turner and Tyrese Haliburton ran a … [Read more...] about Is “focused effort”, per Steph Curry, enough for the Warriors?
Kuminga to DeMarco: “Aight cool, I got you” + Draymond made the Kawhi comparison, too
(Game photo of by Jet Liu, World Journal)According to a postgame interview Jonathan Kuminga did with Kerith Burke after the win versus Memphis, Chris DeMarco — his nickname is “CD” — yelled at Kuminga after he let Santi Aldama hit his sixth three in the first half to close a five-point Warriors lead to just two, with about two-and-a-half minutes left before halftime.“I got … [Read more...] about Kuminga to DeMarco: “Aight cool, I got you” + Draymond made the Kawhi comparison, too
Behind-the-scenes: Steph Curry salsa dancing, Quinones & Santos moonwalk + more
Here’s the latest “DubNation Digest” of random Warriors-related things I came across. I’ll try to make this a more regular thing.We got treated to two dancing exhibitions in the win against the Grizzlies: Stephen Curry salsa dancing and Lester Quinones and Gui Santos busting their best Michael Jackson moves, particularly with the moonwalk, as Trayce Jackson-Davis and Curry … [Read more...] about Behind-the-scenes: Steph Curry salsa dancing, Quinones & Santos moonwalk + more